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Are you suggesting that the genetic grouping of white males is scientifically accepted as being a better ruby conference speaker than non-white or non-male people?

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I believe that we're talking about Asian women being at the top of whatever field the conference referenced in the blog post was about.

right, I was thinking of the actual incidents that (I assume) prompted this blog post. So you can re-state my question as, "are you arguing that it is likely that Asian women are genetically superior to non-Asian or male people in that field?".

Well yeah, that's what I'm arguing. Asian women are going to, on average, do better in field X than individuals from other genetic groupings - just as Jamaican men excel at sprinting.

Another example:

> Different studies have found different results, but most have found above-average verbal and mathematical intelligence in Ashkenazi Jews, along with below-average spatial intelligence. Some studies have found IQ scores amongst Ashkenazi Jews to be a fifth to one full standard deviation above average in mathematical and verbal tests.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence#D...

ok. So to tie this back to the real world examples that came up recently - is there similar evidence for white guys in Ruby?

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